With the 50th anniversary of his Nov. 22, 1963, assassination at hand, all three offer
opportunities to learn more about him or honor his legacy.

Here’s a list of museums, monuments, historic sites and events in those cities.

Boston area

• Walking tour

A walking tour of downtown Boston looks at JFK as an emerging politician in the context of his
Irish immigrant ancestors and family political connections, with stops at the JFK statue on the
Boston State House lawn; the Union Oyster House, where he often dined in an upstairs booth; the
Parker House hotel, where he proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier; and Faneuil Hall, where he gave his
last speech in the 1960 campaign.

The $12 tour meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays at the Boston Common Visitor
Center, 139 Tremont St. For more information, visit
www.kennedytour.com.

• Presidential Library and Museum

The I.M. Pei-designed museum houses permanent displays about the campaign trail, Kennedy’s
family and the first lady, along with special exhibits on the Cuban missile crisis and Jackie’s
White House years.

In the 1920s, JFK’s father, Joseph, bought a waterfront vacation home for his family in Hyannis
Port on Cape Cod, about 75 miles from Boston. Other family members including JFK bought property
nearby.

A seasonal cruise operates in summer and early fall offering views of the Kennedy Compound from
the water. Visit
www.hylineharborcruise. com.

The privately operated JFK Hyannis Museum, open through November, has an exhibit on his last
visits to the Cape. Visit
jfkhyannismuseum.org.

Dallas area

• Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, fired at the president’s motorcade from a window on the
sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. The site is now the Sixth Floor Museum.

The privately operated museum, 411 Elm St., has exhibits about the assassination and is hosting
a series of talks by individuals connected to the events of that day, including authors of several
new books.

A sculpture of Kennedy in Fort Worth marks the spot where JFK spoke the morning of Nov. 22 to
crowds gathered outside his hotel, now the Fort Worth Hilton.

• Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Through Jan. 12, the museum will host “Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs.
John F. Kennedy,” which includes a Picasso and other works of art that were loaned by collectors
for a display in the hotel suite where the Kennedys spent the night before his assassination, Visit
www.cartermuseum.org.

• University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

An exhibit of 80 photos shows JFK and the first lady during their visit to Fort Worth, just
before he arrived in Dallas.

Through Jan. 5, the museum will host three exhibits related to JFK: “Creating Camelot,” family
photos; “Three Shots Were Fired,” including artifacts such as the Zapruder movie camera, which
filmed the shooting; and “A Thousand Days,” a documentary about JFK’s administration.

On Nov. 22, the Newseum will host a “JFK Remembrance Day” including a three-hour rebroadcast of
CBS News’ live coverage of the assassination. An evening program, “Eyewitness to History: The JFK
Assassination 50 Years Later,” is scheduled for Nov. 20.

• Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

Items related to the Kennedys can be found in exhibits on elections and first ladies’ inaugural
gowns. Visit
americanhistory.si.edu.